The Championship has been put on hold for two weeks due to the international break, but what a welcome back North End fans have got.
The Sky Sports cameras are in town on Monday night as Preston take on top of the table Newcastle United at Deepdale, a mouth-watering fixture for all Lilywhites fans.
Chris Hughton's men go into the game with the better form of the two sides having beaten Peterborough United, Sheffield United and Doncaster Rovers in their last three games. But the Lilywhites have been unable to replicate this form, losing away at Watford and drawing at home to Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough.
PNEbetting.com have priced Newcastle at 13/10 to make it four wins in a row, with North End being placed at 21/10 to topple the Toon and a draw is going for odds of 9/4.
A good bet for North End fans to pursue is 33/1 for Preston to be losing at half time but then go onto win the game. The Lilywhites have displayed two comebacks already this season at Deepdale against Coventry City in the league and Leicester City in the Carling Cup. Therefore these are good odds for a side who have already exercised the ability to come back and win games.
Although it may not seem like an adventurous bet, Preston to win the game by a single goal by the clubs top goalscorer Neil Mellor is placed at 35/1, with Jon Parkin to score the only goal of the game at 40/1. This game promises to be close and just one goal maybe enough for either side.
There are a few North End players who have pulled on Sunderland shirts in their careers. Neil Collins, Chris Brown, Ross Wallace, Darren Carter and Stephen Elliott have all featured for the Black Cats in their careers, adding spice to this eagerly anticipated match.
As Billy Jones scored in the dying seconds against Middlesbrough a few weeks ago, maybe another defender could pop up with a goal against a north east side. If you fancy ex-Sunderland defender Collins to score against his former clubs rivals, then you can get him at odds of 40/1 to grab the first or last goal of this game.
Nevertheless, our bet of the week has to be for the former Sunderland striker Chris Brown to score against Newcastle in a 1-0 victory. North End's second highest goalscorer is at odds of 45/1 to get the only goal of the game and scenarios such as this are often common place within football.
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